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Curr. 2021 § 5 (1) 10: The students can explain theories and analyses of the emergence and transformation of social institutions - in particular institutions of politics, the market and civil society. They can analyse the modes of operation and interactions of these institutions in societies. The students know central social science debates, terms and methods for analysing the market, state and social institutions and organizations. 

The course accompanies the lecture of the same name. In addition to conceptual clarifications of the understanding and function of various social institutions, transformation processes in particular will be examined. Based on neo-institutionalist approaches, which among other things attempt to explain the transformation of institutions, we will create small case studies of institutional change as examples in this seminar. Students have a choice of fields to be studied; the focus will be on the changing tendencies of work, employment, and (higher) education.

Short inputs with discussion, readings responses, independent work by students in small groups, case studies, presentations by students

portfolio of oral and written assignments

To be announced at the first meeting

positive completion of the compulsory module 2

The course will take place in hybrid form with presence, self-study and virtual learning.